An auctioneer is the person who runs an auction. They stand at the front, call out the prices, watch the hands go up, and bang the hammer when something is sold. Their talk is often very fast, in a rising and falling chant that people joke about.

An auctioneer is the person who runs an auctionauctioneer 拍賣官是主持拍賣會的人 They stand at the front, call out the prices, watch the hands go up, and bang the hammer when something is sold他們站在前面喊價、看誰舉手、東西賣出去時敲下槌子 Their talk is often very fast, in a rising and falling chant that people joke about他們講話常常很快用一種一高一低、大家會拿來開玩笑的唱腔

You meet the word in news about art, houses, farm sales, and charity nights. It is a job word, fine in newspapers, not slang.

You meet the word in news about art, houses, farm sales, and charity nights你會在藝術品、房屋、農場拍賣、慈善之夜的新聞裡看到這個字 It is a job word, fine in newspapers, not slang這是個職業用字報紙上很常見不是俚語

Though actually, the auctioneer is not the owner of the things, and not usually the buyer — they are in the middle, paid to sell for someone else.

Though actually不過事實上 the auctioneer is not the owner of the things拍賣官不是東西的主人 and not usually the buyer通常也不是買家 they are in the middle, paid to sell for someone else他們是中間人被雇來替別人賣東西

The word can also be a verb: to auctioneer something is to sell it that way. The verb is less common; most people still say sell at auction or auction off.

The word can also be a verb這個字也可以當動詞 to auctioneer something is to sell it that wayauctioneer 某樣東西就是用拍賣的方式賣掉它 The verb is less common這個動詞用法比較少見 most people still say sell at auction or auction off大多數人還是會說 sell at auction 或 auction off